diff --git a/scripts/PyBulletSimulator.py b/scripts/PyBulletSimulator.py
index aa16ca3cb2f1bfc7224833043259ebf7575e06ee..98c9bb62ccd74e846c91fe4b5779b8c3a973c893 100644
--- a/scripts/PyBulletSimulator.py
+++ b/scripts/PyBulletSimulator.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class pybullet_simulator:
         if enable_pyb_GUI:
             pyb.connect(pyb.GUI)
             pyb.configureDebugVisualizer(pyb.COV_ENABLE_GUI, 0)
+            pyb.configureDebugVisualizer(pyb.COV_ENABLE_SHADOWS, 0)
 
         else:
             pyb.connect(pyb.DIRECT)